I am still writing my obituary
I write obituaries for a living. Well, only technically. It’s more honest to say that I edit obituaries as one of my job duties. In the free newspaper obituary business, there’s very little writing; it’s …
Lent
Mark Wahlberg discusses faith, Lenten practices
Actor Mark Wahlberg recently discussed his faith and his Lenten participation in the 40-day prayer challenge started by the Hallow app during a recent appearance on the ‘TODAY’ show. Actors Jonathan Roumie and Jim Caviezel …
Meeting God with anger during our long Lent
I stand in front of the priest, waiting. Grinding a thumb into a container full of black dust, she reaches up and makes two marks on my head, one down, the other over. “Remember you …